Helmets to Hardhats Free
Helmets to Hardhats (nonprofit, building-trades affiliated) · placement-program
COST: Free (no fee stated; placement into paid apprenticeships). A veterans-to-trades placement service, not a school: it routes military veterans into union apprenticeships described as "Earn While You Learn," with "debt-free education through apprenticeships" and the ability to "Use GI Benefits" on top. The common misunderstanding: that it is a job board. It is a route into the apprenticeship intake process, which still has its own tests and waiting lists.
✓ Direct pipeline into registered building-trades apprenticeships — carpenters, electricians, plumbers, ironworkers, operating engineers, laborers, roofers